49 C.F.R. Appendix A to Part 213—Maximum Allowable Curving Speeds
Title 49 - Transportation
Title 49: Transportation
PART 213—TRACK SAFETY STANDARDS
Subpart G—Train Operations at Track Classes 6 and Higher
Appendix A to Part 213—Maximum Allowable Curving Speeds
Table 1_Three Inches Unbalance [Elevation of outer rail (inches)]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Degree of curvature 0 \1/2\ 1 1\1/2\ 2 2\1/2\ 3 3\1/2\ 4 4\1/2\ 5 5\1/2\ 6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) Maximum allowable operating speed (mph)0°30[min]...........................................................................................................................................0°40[min]...........................................................................................................................................0°50[min]...........................................................................................................................................1°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................1°15[min]...........................................................................................................................................1°30[min]...........................................................................................................................................1°45[min]...........................................................................................................................................2°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................2°15[min]...........................................................................................................................................2°30[min]...........................................................................................................................................2°45[min]...........................................................................................................................................3°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................3°15[min]...........................................................................................................................................3°30[min]...........................................................................................................................................3°45[min]...........................................................................................................................................4°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................4°30[min]...........................................................................................................................................5°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................5°30[min]...........................................................................................................................................6°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................6°30[min]...........................................................................................................................................7°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................8°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................9°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................10°00[min]..........................................................................................................................................11°00[min]..........................................................................................................................................12°00[min]..........................................................................................................................................--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Table 2_Four Inches Unbalance [Elevation of outer rail (inches)]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Degree of curvature 0 \1/2\ 1 1\1/2\ 2 2\1/2\ 3 3\1/2\ 4 4\1/2\ 5 5\1/2\ 6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) Maximum allowable operating speed (mph)0°30[min]...........................................................................................................................................0°40[min]...........................................................................................................................................0°50[min]...........................................................................................................................................1°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................1°15[min]...........................................................................................................................................1°30[min]...........................................................................................................................................1°45[min]...........................................................................................................................................2°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................2°15[min]...........................................................................................................................................2°30[min]...........................................................................................................................................2°45[min]...........................................................................................................................................3°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................3°15[min]...........................................................................................................................................3°30[min]...........................................................................................................................................3°45[min]...........................................................................................................................................4°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................4°30[min]...........................................................................................................................................5°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................5°30[min]...........................................................................................................................................6°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................6°30[min]...........................................................................................................................................7°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................8°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................9°00[min]...........................................................................................................................................10°00[min]..........................................................................................................................................11°00[min]..........................................................................................................................................12°00[min]..........................................................................................................................................--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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